The way in which a Londonphobe judges fans of each and every Football team in the capital….
A Gobshite’s Ode to the London Clubs
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Atemlos; Hertha Away at Bremen
It was a group of Hertha-mad friends that steered me toward the Blau-Weiße Alte Dame, and an Away Day was something of an eventuality. Down the pub you’re always chatting about terrace life, and these boys had criticism for the atmosphere at English stadia, or rather, lack of it. Naturally that was something I disputed quickly. But the story of my second Hertha BSC Away Day made me understand just what exactly they were talking about. This is that story. Continue reading
Ultras Aufkleber of the Week – Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Considered Israel’s leftist team and one that is very popular among Israeli Arabs. But you still gotta question the eligibility of Israeli teams to compete in European competition…. #justsayin.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Ultras Hapoel of Hapoel Tel-Aviv.
We’re hoping to get to a game out there one day. If you’re a Hapoel fan, help us make it happen and we’ll feature you!
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Rest in Peace Megan Pratt
This story deserves full recognition, so we wanted to write this piece to inform the international Football community who many not be familiar with it. In early 2016, Megan Pratt, a young school girl from Hull, was taken to hospital after jaw and facial complaints. What was originally suspected to be a tooth-abscess turned out to be a cancerous tumour, later determined to be terminal.
Megan was an avid Hull City fan, and the tragic news shocked City’s fan base as her health Continue reading
Hertha & the Toffees
Ref blows for kick-off; still queuing. Become aware of the Liverpudlian accent in front of me. The lad finishes his phone conversation, so I ask the obvious Merseyside question;
“Red or Blue?”
Evertonians are in town for the following day’s Continue reading
5 Unique German Clubs
This post is a part 2 to Club Comparison, England and Germany; an entry that was very popular. In that post, we tried to match DFB and FA clubs based loosely on their characters and identities. In this post, we take a look at some of the German clubs that simply stand out too much to be coupled with an English equivalent. Enjoy.
Bayer Leverkusen
In 1904, a group of employees Continue reading
A Balkan Adventure
FBTG is travelling back in time to look at our maiden Balkan Adventure in Sofia, Bulgaria. Two of us were in town when CSKA Sofia played against Beroe, full name PFC Beroe Stara Zagora, at the Balgarska Armia Stadium.
All teams with the prefix “CSKA” or similar Continue reading
War Games: the Caveman Within
In his essay ‘The Sporting Spirit’ George Orwell famously wrote,
“[Sport] is war minus the shooting”
He was writing in the mid 20th century. Orwell claimed that ‘serious’ sport as he put it was always competitive, ruthless and extremely aggressive thanks to spectators venting their frustration and energy in attempts to help defeat opponents by means of intimidation and foul play. His observation was that the manner of victory was obsolete; maintaining prestige was the only imperative. Fans felt compelled to fight alongside the sportsman to improve chances of victory. An aggressive atmosphere was therefore a natural bi-product of competitive sport.
Orwell’s comparison of Sport to War is appropriate, but not complete in explanation. The simple Continue reading
From Boothferry To Germany 